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6. Surface Areas and Volumes of Spheres
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Exercise 1 Page 852

The surface area of a sphere is four times the product of π and the square of the radius.

1017.9m^2

Practice makes perfect

We will find the surface area of the given sphere. Let's take a look at it.

The surface area of a sphere is four times the product of π and the square of the radius. S=4π r^2 Let's substitute 9 for r in the above formula and simplify the right-hand side.

S=4Ï€ r^2
S=4Ï€ ( 9)^2
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Simplify right-hand side
S=4Ï€ (81)
S=4(81)Ï€
S=324Ï€
S=1017.87...
S≈ 1017.9

The surface area of the given sphere to the nearest tenth is 1017.9m^2.